Decorative Paint Recipes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finishing Touches for Your Home

A perfect companion to the phenomenal bestseller Paint Recipes, Decorative Paint Recipes shows how to use basic techniques to create fun and sophisticated trims, patterns, and embellishments. Filled with inspirational photos and helpful illustrations, this no-nonsense guide to inexpensive flourish and finesse lets anyone bring a fresh new look to virtually any surface--from walls to rocking chairs to wainscotting. Easy instructions include step-by-step directions, illustrated examples, and complete details about tools, materials, techniques, and color. With a wipe-off vinyl cover for easy cleanup, nearly 150 individual paint effects, and dozens of stenciling motifs, Decorative Paint Recipes provides both instruction and inspiration for the home artist in us all.

Lynne Robinson studied at Loughborough and St. Martin's Schools of Art. Richard and Lynne now live in France and work in partnership on a broad range of projects, including advertising and publishing endeavors; their previous book, Stenciling; and a variet

Richard Lowther studied fine art and went on to teach at Farnham, Epsom, and Chelsea Schools of Art. His work has been widely exhibited and is included in public and private collections in the US, France, and England.